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New Zealand: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

50 / 127

Importer Rank

52 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

81 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $39,539,825,796
Total Imports (2019) $42,271,276,496
Trade Balance (2019) ($2,731,450,700)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 27.98%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 27.96%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $11,040,241,425
Australia $5,741,278,007
United States $3,717,657,154
Japan $2,310,678,734
South Korea $1,112,234,699
United Kingdom $980,152,997
Hong Kong $838,824,984
Singapore $741,443,400
Malaysia $703,667,859
Indonesia $695,506,571

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $8,542,972,033
Australia $4,873,711,044
United States $4,227,491,306
Japan $2,761,552,908
Germany $2,378,636,741
Thailand $1,760,431,079
United Arab Emirates $1,759,312,736
South Korea $1,620,044,045
Malaysia $1,337,045,522
Singapore $1,216,585,888

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(04) Dairy Products $10,655,023,446
(02) Meat $5,308,943,032
(44) Wood $3,314,820,419
(08) Fruit & Nuts $2,251,093,342
(19) Cereal, Flour & Starch $1,511,213,963
(22) Beverages $1,434,916,296
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,230,579,010
(03) Seafood $1,215,526,384
(99) Items nesoi $1,215,147,307
(21) Prepared Foods $918,718,193

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $6,126,536,309
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $5,640,302,812
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $4,671,248,654
(85) Electrical Machinery $3,550,738,114
(39) Plastics $1,536,926,199
(90) Precision Instruments $1,331,319,037
(30) Pharmaceuticals $962,287,228
(94) Furniture $874,849,232
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $856,695,974
(88) Aircraft $851,024,287

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/31/2021
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